Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1887-07-30
PATRIOTIC ELOoUENCE.
Fourth of Jaly Grafton that Gets to
the Ouili.

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Bill Nye, writing in the New York
World, reports the speech Of a self-made
man, from Hickory township, at the indie
pendence Day celebration at Whalen's
Grove, part of which. is as follows:
So | say, fellow citizens, that we must
guard against the influences of the public
schools as nation, for the people, of the
people and by the people. Education is
often blessing in disguise, but we should
not pry into things that the finite mind has
no business with. How much was Calico
| ahead in the long run for going out of the
sphere? He was boycotted from morning
till night and died poor. Look at Demos
themes. Look at Diogenes. They pried
into science, and both of them was poor
providers and have since died. OF course
their names are frequently used in debat-
ing schools, and some claim that this is
big pay for what they went through, but |
say give me high stepping horse, the
bright smile of dear ones who are not re-
lated to me in any way, the approval. of the
admiring throng, large woolly dog that
will do as | tell him, modest little home
and unlimited credit at the store, and | do
not care how much B. will have to use off
from the diameter Of given grindstone
for which he paid an undivided one-ff-
teenth
know that this is regarded as a queer
doctrine by what is called our more adj
vanced thinkers, but | say let every man
who pants for fame select his own style of
pant and go ahead. | bid him a most
hearty godspeed and hope he will do
we'll
But what makes me mad is for a man to
come to me and dictate what | shall pant
for. This is called intolerance by people
who can afford to use words of that size.
Intolerance is thing that makes me tired
Whether its religious, political or social
intolerance, | dislike it very much Peo-
pie that think | will enjoy voting for a yell
Ter dog that had been picked out for me,
or that | will be tickled to death to in
duce the religious dogmas of an effete mon
icky with my eyes shet, don't know me. |
say let every man rely solely on his own
thinker, and damned be he who first cries
hold, enough | am not profane man,
but quote from poem in using the above
quotation.
But again. In closing, let me say that
We owe it to our common country to be
peaceable citizens and pay our taxes with
ouI ihuiliuiltiS. Inc lIHle 10 get III our
fine work is on the valuation, and it is too
late to kick after that Let us cultivate
spirit of lofty patriotism, but believe moth
ing just to oblige Others. used to be great
believer in anything that was submitted
for my approval. That was what kept me
back. Now, if man like Jay Gould says
he is feeling so well as he did, | make him
show me his tongue.
We are here to-day to celebrate the birth
day of American freedom, as | understand
it, and | am here to say that whatever
may be said against our refinement and
our pork, our style of freedom is sought for
everywhere. 1t is freedom that will
stand any climate, and | hear it very
highly spoken of wherever go.
l am here to state that, as boy and man,
| have been a constant user of American
freedom for over fifty years, and | can
truly say that have no desire to turn
back; also that there will be grand free
for-all-scutfle for creased pig on the va
cant lot south of the church at 7 o'clock,
after which fireworks will be served to
those who desire to remain.